Obi Nwokedi

My name is Obi, and I'm a wedding photojournalist working out of London, and who with my team, shoot weddings and portraits mainly in the UK.

I'm afraid, I don't have any emotional story about getting a camera as my 10th birthday present, or how my father before me was a photographer. I was just a regular IT analyst who a couple of years back, simply came across some amazing images online, and a passion was ignited. So after loads photography books read, thousands of images shot, countless hours on photo forums, and several years later, here I am, using my God given talent to do what I simply love doing ...

Judges

The tight crop in this savory image helps viewers to focus on a ubiquitous ritual. The dramatic side light also lends a highlighting hand and, interestingly, serves as a pseudoleading line into the image while the surrounding darkness envelopes this ritual like a virtual marker circling the moment (in case we miss the obvious).

Judges

Oh for want of a clip-on tie. Fortunately the man at right seems to know what he”s doing, after all, the tie he's already wearing looks like it has been correctly tied. This image is a good example of how photography can take a subtle moment, a single frame that can turn a fretting forehead and uplifted eyes into something more. The use of a low angle was the perfect way to avoid background clutter that helps the viewer reach the moment with speed and accuracy.

Judges

I really like the view the photographer used when they shot through the horses. This was a different look and I think it really worked. It is important to point out that you don't always have to see every part of the subject to know what the subject is.